Brook Lopez

Broderick Turner rates the 30 teams and where they stand, after offseason moves, with comments. 1.CLEVELAND: "I'm the best player in the world," LeBron James said at the NBA Finals. Can't argue that. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love will help. 2. GOLDEN STATE: Led by MVP Stephen Curry and a talented group, the small-ball, pace-and-space Warriors can shoot down any team. 3. SAN ANTONIO: Quest to get Tim Duncan 6th NBA ring. Keeping Kawhi Leonard, signing LaMarcus Aldridge, David West will help. 4. OKLAHOMA CITY: Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Russell Westbrook will make it easy for first-year coach Billy Donovan. 5. CLIPPERS: They entertained the world with the DeAndre...

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Broderick Turner rates the 30 teams and where they stand, after offseason moves, with comments.
1.CLEVELAND: "I'm the best player in the world," LeBron James said at the NBA Finals. Can't argue that. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love will help.
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NBA free agency began in Los Angeles at 9:01 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lakers have agreed to terms with exactly zero free agents.
The team met twice with forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who announced on Saturday that he'll join the San Antonio Spurs.
Marc...

Robin Lopez and the New York Knicks have reportedly agreed on a four-year contract worth $54 million.
Lopez, 27, averaged 9.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks with per game with 17 double doubles for the Portland Trail Blazers last season...

The Boston Celtics have landed Amir Johnson with a two-year contract worth $24 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.The veteran power forward agreed to leave Toronto and stay within the Atlantic Division on Wednesday. The person spoke...

After striking out with Portland Trail Blazers free agent LaMarcus Aldridge, the Lakers will meet Clippers center DeAndre Jordan.
While Jordan may choose to change locker rooms at Staples Center, he may be more likely to re-sign with the Clippers or flee...

The New York Knicks will be thinking big in free agency.As in a big man, that is. The Knicks need plenty of help after their worst season ever, but they know where it needs to start."I don't think it's any secret we need to get some size up front....

This was supposed to be the warmup summer, the one during which the training wheels get slapped on and everybody practices for the Real Summer of Kevin (Durant, not Love).
The Lakers, though, have already turned lemons into something sweet, moving up...

On Thursday night, the Lakers added a key piece in guard D'Angelo Russell with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
With Russell, along with Kobe Bryant finishing out the final year of his contract at $25 million, and second-year guard Jordan...

There is no exact science to the NBA draft, only the constant weighing of need vs. best player available. And there figures to be plenty of gamesmanship before commissioner Adam Silver opens the proceedings at 7:35 p.m. Thursday at Barclays Center in...

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will get their championship rings. LeBron James will try yet again to end Cleveland's epic title drought. And barring a most unlikely change of heart, Kobe Bryant's illustrious NBA career will end.That's just...

The Nets weren't going to exit the NBA playoffs with a whimper, though pics showing about 14 people in the Barclays Center just before the start of their playoff game Saturday made the rounds on Twitter and indicated their fans were ready to move on.
But...

ATLANTA — Kyle Korver scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, and the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks held off the pesky Brooklyn Nets 99-92 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series Sunday night.The Hawks led nearly the entire game and pushed...

For the last four years, the Eastern Conference basketball universe orbited around LeBron James and his Miami Heat team that reached the NBA Finals all four seasons.This season, the East still revolves around James, because he has a chance to direct the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brook Lopez's follow shot with 2 seconds left gave the Brooklyn Nets their fifth straight victory and a share of seventh place in the Eastern Conference, as they beat the New York Knicks 100-98 on Wednesday night.
The Nets blew a...

Soon enough, the Lakers will be free to do whatever they want.
Hit the beach. Vacation in Europe. Head to their hometowns.
Between now and April 15, Coach Byron Scott can only hope to keep a lid on a quickly dissolving season, the latest setback a...

LeBron James didn't let a nasty head cold stop him from two appointments — seeing his son perform at school and getting the Cavaliers into the playoffs.
James scored 29 points — 13 in the fourth quarter— and Cleveland edged the Indiana Pacers 95-92 on...

The Lakers get back to work after the All-Star break, finishing Week 16 with a 13-40 record.
They'll play just twice through Week 17, hosting the Brooklyn Nets (21-31) and Boston Celtics (20-31)
To date, the Lakers are two worse than the cumulative...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 22 points, Jarrett Jack made a clutch three-pointer with 13.8 seconds left and the Nets beat the Knicks 92-88 on Friday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Nets secured the city series by beating...

The Clippers have taken on a different persona in their last few games, becoming a more enthusiastic and engaged team.
They are still seeking to become that top-NBA-echelon team many predicted they would be this season, but now they are displaying a...

NEW YORK -- Dion Waiters admitted to sneaking a few peeks in the crowd to see Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton.The looks that the reserve guard had at the basket were even more important for the surging Cleveland Cavaliers.Waiters...